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Default How do I use a formula to make certain text a different color?

I remember using a formula to make certain text a different color and stand
out, but cannot remember the process. (e.g.- I'd like all "March" text to
automatically be in green).

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Does your cell contain:

1. only "March"

2. "March" as part of other text, e.g. "The Ides of March"

or

3. A date formatted to read something like "3rd March 2006"?

Either way you could use

Format Conditional formatting formula is

=A1="march"

=SEARCH("march",A1)

or

=MONTH(a1)=3


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Many Thanks!

"daddylonglegs" wrote:


Does your cell contain:

1. only "March"

2. "March" as part of other text, e.g. "The Ides of March"

or

3. A date formatted to read something like "3rd March 2006"?

Either way you could use

Format Conditional formatting formula is

=A1="march"

=SEARCH("march",A1)

or

=MONTH(a1)=3


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